The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12
Ei0chor Enge, Parsons and Lingp, he was,

August Spies unite IN petitiou iot eAo'
cutive clemency.' Fielder and Schwab,
In addition, present separate and supple
mentary petitions for the Communication OF
their sentences. While as said above, am
satisfied Of the guilt of all the parties as
found by the evidence OF the jury, which
was sustained by the judgments OF the
courts, most careful consideration OF the
whole subject leads me 10 the conclusion
that the sentence of the law In regard to
Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab may
be modified AS Ia each OF them In the In
,.rest of humanity and without doing
violence 10 public justice. And rs to the
said Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab,
the sentence l. c0mmuted 10 imprisonment
in the penitentiary for life. As 10 all the
other above named defendants, do not
feel justified In interfering with the sen
tence of the courts"
The last chapter of the great tragedy
took place yesterday In the jail, when Au-
gust Spies, Albert II. Parsons, Adolph
Fischer and George Engel were hung, and
Samuel Fieden and Michael Schwab re
moved 20 the penitentiary at joliet Tor HE.
The doomed men passed the night quietly,
all sleeping heavily and rising early anu
eating nearly breakfasts Rev, DIR. Bolton
Of the NJ. L. church coming in early offered
them religious consolation, which was re-
iected. From breaKfas 10 the hour OF the
execution they spent most OF their time
writing letters. At 1875 the newspaper men,
the Jury and other spectators were admitted
10 the corridor where the gallows were erect
ed. The men were all calm, exhibiting no
sign of weakness. At II o'clock Par
sons drank cup Of coffee, while the others
refused all stimulants. When the time
came they marches bravely and with steady
tread upon the scaffold, dressed In white
shrouds. All were deadly pale, put there
was still no evidence Of weakness among
them They watched the bailiif who pin
Toned their legs with a curious Indifference,
they even stretched their necks to make
the moose rest more easily, and Engel even
uttered joke to the solemn bailiif, When
the nooses were adjusted, the white caps
drawn over their heads, Spies said There
will he a time when our silence now will
be more powerful then the voices you are
stranglIng 70 death" After him Fischer
who said: "This is the happiest moment
of my life" Then Engel said, "Hurrah
for Anarchy" Parsons attempted to
speak also, but when he had said :
1.-THE voice of the people must be heard, "
the signal was given, the. trap fell, and
all was over, The trap falling at :54, and
all were dead within ten minutes thereaf-
ter dying by strangulatiOn no necks being
broken. The bodies were placed In coffins
and delivered to their friends. The excite.
ment throughout the city was intense.
There was no disorder: but when the end
WAS known, the city seemed TO heave a
vast Sigh Of relief, and resumed Its normal
condition of hurry-on business or pleas
ure.
The state elections In Ohio, Pennsylva-
about as expected, the republicans carrying
all by large majorities. Foraker's majority
ia Ohio, indeed, was SO large 10000 or
over that he really has the presidential
nomination bee a buzzing In his hat. And
why shouldn't the "unshaken.hand issue"
come to the front? The New York cleo
ton on the same day effectually wiped out
all remaining shreds of Blaine's chances
of election, and of the nomination as we'll
for the republicans mean to nominate one
whom they think will be a winner, and
why may not Foraker be that man? In
Iowa Larobee republican, managed TO pull
through by plurality of paltry $4,000 (or
5000 majority over alp Virginia and Ma
ryland went democratic In spite of the
efforts of Malone, and divisions within
the party In Maryland. In the county cleo
ton In Philadelphia the democrats elect
sheriff and comptroller, while the republi
cans elected recorder. But the New
York victory of the democrats was over
whelming, the majority for the democratic
state ticket being from 10000 to $4,000
The returns show large increase In the
prohibition vote and great losses by the
George party, who got less than 10000 In
the state, losing 10000 In New York city
alone.
Commenting on the result in New York
the Times says: 1.-THE vote serves notice
that Blaine must be given up or all hope
OF republican success next year must be
given up" The Sun (anti- administration
says: "Due credit for the cohesion and
confidence that brought about the glorious
result of Yesterday should be given Grover
Cleveland, whose manly and sensible letter
was as manly as 1t was WISE" The Herald
says: "The election Is a complete triumph
for the administration. Victory Is along
In6 WuOle llUe. NhtlOudl, Slhtt anu Ilu-
nicpal administration were alike on trial
and the verdict as regards President Cleve-
land, Governor Hill and Mayor Hewitt, Is
well done good and faithful servants"
There is no change In Irish affairs, nor
is there any likelihood of a change until
Parliament convenes In February next
The government Is fully committed to the
hard policy of repression of meetings in
Ireland and In evictioDs As Mr.. Balfour
remarked in his Birmingham speech on
Friday evening last: "The government
are resolved to proceed boldly and firmly
with the work they have taken in hand In
Ireland and bring 1t to good conclusion
He admitted the task was difficult one,
but held that 1t was perfectly possible and
capable of successful accomplishment"
Mr.. O'Brlen remains, of course, In the
Tullamore jail His Imprisonment, Mr..
Dillon said in a speech on Tuesday, was a
staggering blow to the plans of the cam
paign, and his absence would be felt; but
he felt that even his imprisonment would
strengthen the cause If go Brien's spirit
lives In the hearts of the people,"
The continued illness and unmistakable
danger to the Crown Prince of Germany
causes apprehension in Europe.
The Popes jubilee festivities will take